Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil

Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil

We report the emergence of leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS) in slum communities in Salvador, Brazil. Although active surveillance did not identify SPHS before 2003, 47 cases were identified from 2003 through 2005; the case-fatality rate was 74%. By 2005, SPHS cau...

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Main Authors: Edilane L. Gouveia, John Metcalfe, Ana Luiza F. de Carvalho, Talita S.F. Aires, José Caetano Villasboas-Bisneto, Adriano Queirroz, Andréia C. Santos, Kátia Salgado, Mitermayer G. Reis, Albert I. Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Leptospirosis
Leptospira
pulmonary hemorrhage
urban epidemics
incidence
epidemiology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/3/07-1064_article

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